Fans resent Jake-Kim 'wedding'

Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand

ABS-CBN hosted a mid-season presscon for their number one show, "Tayong Dalawa. " It started in December and is still going strong after almost half a year so it's extended for several more months. We asked the cast what's their most difficult or memorable scene during the show's five-month run so far.

"Ako 'yung sinasabunutan ko si Kim," says veteran actress Anita Linda who plays Kim's cruel lola. "Kasi ayoko siyang saktan, ang payat-payat niya, pero ayaw ni Direk na dayain, e. "

"Lahat ng scenes ko, mahirap at lahat memorable kasi, galing lagi sa puso," says Helen Gamboa who plays Elizabeth. "Pero pinakamahirap 'yung pagtataray ko. It's hard as I'm not like that at all in real life. "

"Pinakamahirap 'yung mga away namin ni Helen," says Gina Pareño as Lola Gets. "Like 'yung sabunutan namin sa swimming pool, ayokong gawin 'yun but we had to do it. Tapos, sorry ako ng sorry sa kanya. "

"There's no easy scene in the show," says Agot Isidro as Ingrid. "Pero pinakamahirap sa'kin yung mga awayan namin ni Cherry Pie as Marlene. "

"As Marlene, iyak ako nang iyak dito, mahirap," says Cherry Pie Picache. "But ang eksenang tumatak sa'kin, yung revelation na buhay pala ang anak ko and he's Jake Cuenca. Galit na galit ako sa nanay ko (Gina P. ) kasi ang anak ko, pinalaki ng ibang nanay (Agot). "

"Wala kaming patapong eksena sa show," says Alex de Rossi as Greta. "Lahat, memorable, pero most memorable for me 'yung love scene namin ni Coco Martin at nung mabaril si Gerald (Anderson. )"

"For me, it's our confrontation scene na magkakapatid, lalo na with Jake," says Coco as Manuel. "Grabe 'yung energy namin, parang totoong away. Si Gerald nasuntok ako sa mata at nagdugo. "

"My most memorable scene was when I asked my mom and mamita kung sila ba ang nagpapatay sa family ni Gerald," says Jake as Dave. "It's so painful for me that after that scene, nag-break down talaga ako. "

"The whole show is memorable for me kasi ang level of acting ng lahat, always very high," says Gerald as JR. "Puro sila magagaling. Rehearsal pa lang, bigay na bigay na sila. But I considered that as a challenge para hindi ako mapag-iwanan. "

"Since api-apihan ako rito, ang scenes ko, lagi akong sinasampal ni Tito Spanky Manikan," says Kim as Aubrey. " Rehearsal pa lang, batuhan pa lang ng lines, totoong sinampal na ako. Nagulat talaga ko sabi ko, Tito! Lately, in scene after scene, iyak ako nang iyak so cause of delay ako lalo pag madaling araw na at matagal bago lumabas ang luha ko. "

"Tayong Dalawa" is destined to join the ranks of ABS-CBN's classic hit soaps like "Esperanza," "Mula sa Puso" (these two shows were even filmed) and "Pangako Sa'Yo". In the next episodes, Helen Gamboa will marry Robert Arevalo while Jake Cuenca also married Kim Chiu, much to the consternation of Kimerald fans. For the latest updates, log on to Tayong Dalawa tv. multiply. com.

TWO SILENT BREAKUPS

TWO showbiz couples are said to have parted ways but none of them is willing to talk about it yet. One is Vhong Navarro and Desiree del Valle who were together for two years. Another is Mickey Ferriols and Archie Alemania who were together for five years and have a son.

Vhong was seen in a gathering recently but he refused to talk about it. Archie is now seen dating other girls but also refuses to talk about his split up with Mickey even if it's said that they've actually called it quits several months ago. "Napagkayarian nilang wala na lang magsalita para hindi na sila pagpistahan ng press," says someone close to them.

RAINIER SUPPORTS YASMIEN, KATRINA

Rainier Castillo is happy to be a part of the hit afternoon soap "Paano Ba ang Mangarap" that is ending this week. The original partner of Yasmien Kurdi during the StarStruck 1 days, what can he say about the controversy she is currently involved in with Baron Geisler?

"Knowing her, matapang na babae si Yasmien at kayang-kaya niyang umbagin si Baron kung gugustuhin niya kasi hindi 'yan tipong basta paaapi," he says. "But I texted her na dumistansiya na lang siya sa kanyang leading man at mag-ingat na lang. Lesson ito kay Baron na hindi sa lahat ng babae, okay lang ang ginagawa niya. "

What about Katrina Halili who's also with Starstruck 1? "I haven't seen her but I want her to know na gaya ng iba naming batchmates, nandito lang ako to support her sa laban niya. Nakakagago naman talaga 'yung ginawa sa kanya kaya tama lang ang pagdedemanda niya. Kung sa kapatid kong babae nangyari 'yun, susugurin ko talaga ang gumawa nun. Kasi ang mother ko, 'yun ang unang itinuro sa'kin, respetuhin mo ang mga babae dahil pag binastos mo, parang mother or sister mo na rin ang binastos mo. "

After appearing in Soxie Topacio's surprise hit comedy, "Ded Na si Lolo," Rainier has just finished a new movie for Direk Soxie, "Rock n Roll", a horror flick where he co-stars with Mark Herras, Yasmien, and Ryza Cenon. He's also taping a new "Dear Friend" episode in Batangas with ex-GF Sheena Halili.

LOLA GLO FORBIDS CHRIS TO WATCH HER MOVIE

STAR Magic hosted a get- together for their May celebrants. One of them is Chris Gutierrez, only son of Gloria Romero's only daughter, Maritess. He was only about 5 feet tall when we first met him on his 13th birthday. He turned 17 on May 9 and now stands 6'1". After doing "Abt Ur Luv" and "Astigs", he's now in "Boystown" on Sundays after "ASAP", where he's also one of the Gigger Boys. He plays Brent, the rich bad boy who's a friend of Robi Domingo. Has he seen his grandma's latest award-winning movie, "Fuchsia"? "No, sabi niya sa'kin, di raw mae-enjoy ng mga bata so I didn't watch it," he says.

NO American Idol APPEAL

Guji Lorenzana is a late bloomer in local showbiz. Born and raised in California, he finished rhetoric and communications first in UCLA Davis before he came to Manila to be a singer, just like his aunt Joanne Lorenzana. A member of Star Circle 16, he turned 26 on May 11 and is given his biggest acting break in "Bud Brothers" where he is paired with Roxanne Guinoo. He now appears in the episodes of other actors in the show as his story with Roxanne starts airing in late June yet.

He auditioned with "American Idol" but Simon Cowell told him "You have the voice, but you don't have the American Idol appeal". He learned to speak Tagalog quickly and has since done several TV commercials. He co-stars with doctor-actress Maricar Reyes who's involved in the Hayden Kho sex video scandal. "We don't talk about it with her," he says. "But you can see she's affected kasi madalas, she's just in a corner keeping to herself. I feel she's just a victim and merits our sympathy. "

KRISTA COUNTERS REPORTER'S TIRADE

KRISTA Sullivan is the half-British girl who's part of Star Circle 15 used to be known as Krista Valle as she was discovered by writer Jet Valle. "I'm now using my real family name," she says. She was rumored to be throwing her weight around when she joined a contest because she's a part of the Padilla clan being a niece of Robin Padilla. "I'm related to him through his mom. I come from the Cariño side. And if it's true that I'm throwing my weight around, di sana, sa umpisa pa lang ng pagpasok ko sa showbiz, ginamit ko na siya. I joined the Page competition and it turned out may reporter doon who wanted his girlfriend to win kaya sinira-siraan ako even if pinagamit ko pa yung make up artist na binayaran ko to help her with her makeup. Tapos ako pa masama. E, hindi naman nakapasok sa top 5 man lang ang girlfriend niya. At least ako, runner up. "

Krista is now guesting on "Totoy Bato" and was in "Tayong Dalawa" for two months. She's also in ABC-5's "Loko Moko High" and a new drama series, "Medical City," produced by Dick Pengson, the second ex-husband of Dina Bonnevie. She turned 18 on May 3 and had a simple dinner with her family not a grand debut.

KEEMPEE WOOING IZA?

KEEMPEE De Leon took the lie detector test in the Don't Lie to Me segment of "Showbiz Central". Is it true he brings food to the set of "All About Eve" for Iza Calzado as he is wooing her? He said no and it's a lie. He later explained that the food is for everyone on the set and not just for Iza. Have you had liposuction? He said no and it's the truth. Is it true you no longer want to accept gay roles dahil napag kakamalan ka talagang bakla? He said no and again, it's the truth. Keempee came to plug the last week telecast of "All About Eve. " His co-star, Mark Anthony Fernandez, also guested in the Gimme Mo portion to plug their show.

These are DJ Mo's questions to Mark. Did you doubt the wisdom of your mom's decision to get married again? "From the very start, boto naman ako dun sa guy na napangasawa niya. I think she's mature enough to make her own decisions. About the rumors that they're having problems with their marriage, I called up my mom and she said it's not true, wala naman daw silang problema. " Has he really broken up with his wife Melissa? "No, we're okay. Happy kami. I was just a victim of my own sagot here in 'Showbiz Central' when I said we were having problems, na naayos naman namin agad. " If you're going to do a lecture now, what lesson would you impart to young people? "Don't be too experimental, huwag kayong maging tamad at batugan.

Ilabas mo na lang sa sports at sa acting ang mga angst mo. " Do you think your late dad is now proud of you? "Sa tingin ko, basta gawin ko lang lahat ng bilin niya sa'kin, he'll be proud of me. "

FUTILE EFFORTS

Katrina has filed libel charges against Hayden's mom, Irene Kho, for accusing her on TV of being a drug addict who introduced her son to drugs. Ironically, Katrina readily cooperated with the PDEA after she was accused (although she has yet to take a drug test), but Hayden and his mom were no shows at PDEA, on the excuse that they were taking a retreat.

Katrina's gay friends were interviewed in Showbiz Central and they're all out in their support for her. They buy all the DVDs of the scandal that they see being sold in the sidewalks of Tandang Sora and burn them. This might be an exercise in futility since it's so easy to burn copies now of any DVD, but they're not discouraged at all.

As for Eric Chua, the friend of Hayden being accused of uploading the video on the internet, he denies doing this. "Wala akong kinalaman sa pag-upload ng sex video ng dati kong kaibigang si Hayden," he said. Take note that he used the word "dating kaibigan" or former friend, confirming the story that they had a falling out. Hayden himself admitted that they had a fight when he went to bed with a girlfriend of his friend who's also working with the Belo Clinic.

READER'S REACTION

MEANTIME, we got a letter from Trina Kay Saavedra about this issue: "I noticed that when someone poured water on Hayden, he didn't show any sign of being surprised at all. It's as if he's expecting it kaya hindi man lang siya nagulat. Could it be that it's all part of a script to make the public sympathize with him? It's also obvious that he was resenting it when his mom was wiping him after the water pouring incident. And he has right to resent it because it made him appear like a real mama's boy with a very over protective mother.

Ang nakalimutan ng mommy ni Hayden when they accused Katrina of drugs, meron pang ibang girls who were also victims of his secret videotaping. Don't tell us that they also gave him drugs kaya siya nakipag-sex sa mga babaeng ito that he later videotaped? If what Manay Lolit, the personal nemesis of Hayden, is saying that Dr. Vicki Belo is paying P3 million to do damage control for Hayden, we believe the PRO in charge will have a hard time trying to redeem his reputation dahil talagang bali-baligtarin man, sirang-sira pa rin siya. "

Source: People's Journal